Yorick, "off the deep end" meant you were really ranting and blathering about the topic. If you go read that string of posts you posted, you might agree. I said it was nice to see because you usually don't do that. Everyone should get sputteringly mad every now and then.
I don't think it was a flame, but hit the "report post" button if you like. I assure you, and you well know, it will not be my first suffering of a "Chocdown."
I still haven't had time to frame an opinion about the musician in the bar suffering from 2nd hand smoke. I'll tell you MagiK, thorfinn, and company will argue such smoke won't harm you. I won't go there, the obvious is obvious. It can and will harm you. As for a reply to it, I'm still pondering, but smoking and non-smoking bars would help solve the issue.
Have ameeting now. Post more later.